“I think there’s a new age of parenting,” he continued. “I grew up, I did exactly what my parents said all the time. I never knew I could say ‘no’ to my parents. And now I’m a guy who didn’t have a super healthy grip on his own emotions. So we’re trying to raise them in a way that they feel comfortable expressing themselves.”
Though at times, the 45-year-old admitted, being a girl dad took some getting used to.
“They’ve got me wrapped around their finger. It’s wild,” he told E! in a separate May interview, “I hate to make generalizations based on gender but, in my experience, girls are more emotional. They like to hear stories more than they like to wrestle.”
Thankfully, he has leaned on his “amazing” wife of five years for support and showed his gratitude in an adorable 2024 Mother’s Day Instagram post.
“Witnessing you be a mom to Lyla and Eloise and a stepmom to Jack makes me fall more and more in love with you every day,” he wrote in the caption. “The 24/7 job of scheduling, transporting, loving, nurturing, managing calendars, planning activities, the nutrition, the boundaries, the rules, the patience, the gentleness, the firmness, the wisdom, and grace. It’s truly a marvel.”